NUCLEAR: SCANA officials told South Carolina regulators Tuesday the company plans to recover nearly $5 billion from customers over 60 years for its abandoned Summer nuclear project. (Bloomberg)

ALSO:
• An overview of the impact of abandoning the Summer nuclear expansion project. (Post and Courier)
• SCANA looked for other partners for its Summer plant before stopping construction, but couldn’t find any takers. (Charlotte Business Journal)
• Lawmakers are calling for an overhaul in how utility projects are reviewed following the abandonment of construction at the Summer nuclear plant. (Associated Press)
• The main contractor of the Summer nuclear plant, Westinghouse, said it is disappointed that the project has been abandoned and also announced its 5-year plan to recover from its related bankruptcy filing. (news release)
• An analysis says South Carolina’s failing nuclear power project – and overall industry decline – is detrimental to the fight against climate change and a boost for coal. (Bloomberg)
• Georgia is now the only state in the country with a nuclear plant under construction and the fate of nuclear power may hinge on it. (WABE, Bloomberg)

UTILITIES: August 21 is the next deadline in the regulatory process for Mississippi Power Co.’s Kemper plant that is forgoing “clean coal” for natural gas. (Mississippi Today)